Poplar is a tiny city located in the state of Montana. With a population of 727 people and just one neighborhood, Poplar is the 109th largest community in Montana.
Poplar is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.67% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Poplar is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Poplar who work in maintenance occupations (28.26%), healthcare suport services (15.76%), and teaching (8.70%).
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Poplar spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Poplar is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Poplar with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.79% of adults in Poplar have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Poplar in 2022 was $18,211, which is low income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,844 for a family of four. However, Poplar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Poplar also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Poplar is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplar residents report their race to be Native American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Poplar include Norwegian, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Poplar is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Poplar, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.
Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 4 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There is an especially high percentage of incarcerated people (2.1%) living in the neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Danish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 77.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 2.1% have Danish ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Poplar are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 90.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 37.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 35.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (29.8%), and 16.4% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.2% of households. Some people also speak Native American languages (2.2%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Poplar, MT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (77.1%). There are also a number of people of Norwegian ancestry (5.4%), and residents who report German roots (3.1%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.7%), along with some Danish ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (49.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (85.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (5.8%) and 5.6% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.